West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1887-05-26
JOURNALISTIC JAaoERs.

The invention Of the war cycle. n va
locipede that carries ten soldiers. i. con
sidered so valuable in England that thew
are TO build one for twentv.six men,
thlrteen TO work the cycle and thirteen to
ride.
Mr.. Rider Haggard, the author OF
"Shel" was recently in a bookseller,a
shop. A smartly dressed lady entered.
and inquired for DIR. Hsggard's books.
She demurred at the price, remark NO.
The fact is, / am TO meet the author
at dinner to night, and want TO read
him up bit, but he is not worth thirty
shillings"
Mrs; Simmons, of Canaw angus, N. Y,
STOOD by the window with steele fork
IN her hand the other day
during heavy thuuder.stor Sud
denly there was binding flash of
lightning which rendered her lnsensi-
Die Tor about two hours The house
WINS not struck, neither did any Of the in
mates experience any shock.
According TO the 'Diaro Romano, " it
1t is now precisely 2,Gi1 years since Mr..
Komulus, c. f., first laid out the streets
and lots OF Rome, and the event is still
celebrated in the Eternal city by the IL
lumination OF the Coliseum and the Fo-
rum and by banquets at which the mem
DRY OF the distinguished citizen is APP
propriately disposed in silence.
Not being weighed down with the
cares OF state, the Prince of Wales has
time and taste for lighter matters. At
the sandown Park races, near London,
recently, he engaged young and pretty
WATERS TO carry round refreshments and
personally designed their costumes,
which consisted of black cloaks, three,
cornered caps, short skirts and red
stockings. The Prince would probably
succeed in the restaurant business.
Miss Parola is n brave woman, thinks
the ''Woman's Journal" At one of her
cooking classes lately something slipped
and boiling water ran over her hands,
The pupils cried out, the lecturer did
not change a hustle. She sprinkle
the burns with soda, bandaged them
with her handkerchief and went on
with the lesson, her hands swelling into
puffy balls of pain before her hearers
eyes, but not distracting her from her
lecture, or causing a moments stoppape
In her running fire of jokes.
The American Biblo Nociety issued dn-
ring the year ] 1878, S07 copies of the
Scriptures, making the total number of
volumes issued 10y the society since its
org 'nization in 1916, 4S, 1924, DIG. The
past year has been the fifth in which the
society has been engaged in it's fourth re-
supply of the Bible to the Uuited States.
In the course OF its work it has found
that every eighth family visited is with
out EiDle. OF families visited 400, 600
received it when offered and more than
$50, 200 rejected it.
In Berlin recently there was a birth
day party in honor of the oldest son of
Prince William, eldest son Of the Crown
Prince. Among the presents was a
small barrel organ from Prince Bis,
Inarck. few days later the 5-year- old
heir to the Imperial throne complained
to Prince bismarck that it tired him
very much to play the organ, and ask ed
him to play something. The Chancellor
complied, and at once began turning the
handle, and with so much energy that
the sounds of the instrument drew the
other members OF the Imperial family to
the room. The children, delighted, be-
gan TO dance. Thercupon Prince Will
liam, looking at his eldest son, observed
to the Chancellor: There is a future
emperor who already dances to your
piping!"